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JAMES H. MUKOYAMA, JR., THEN CAPTAIN
"THE ENEMY COMMITTED ATROCITIES against the Vietnamese civilian population that were rarely reported by the press. It was commonplace for the VC to execute village chiefs and their families as an…
HAROLD "HAL" MOORE, THEN MAJOR
"I KNEW WE WERE IN FOR A HELL OF A FIGHT. It would go right down to the wire. This enemy was well trained, well uniformed, aggressive, and they were not afraid to die. I was convinced it was going to…
ALLEN LYNCH, THEN SERGEANT
"WE WON THE TET OFFENSIVE. We decimated the Viet Cong. And our wonderful press made us losers. It was right at that point in time, I think, that the press fully turned on the war in Vietnam and…
Owl Diệm: “The Vietcong incites to overthrow me.”
Caption: Diệm the Owl calls MAAG the Ghost to dinner! In Vietnamese superstition, an owl’s call is a bad omen signaling to ghosts that someone is about to die. The owl’s hoot lets ghosts know…
Hx Phong
In 1954, Lê Duẩn conceived a plan to promote communist insurgency in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Believing they could win, he argued for open war with the United States. A few months…
We Just Seem to Be Pounding His Feet Into the Ground
After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as superpowers on the world stage. After years of colonialism, Southeast Asian countries were particularly vulnerable to establishing…
Eyes on the United States From World War I to 1945
The United States was never far from the mind of Hồ Chí Minh. During his twenties, Hồ Chí Minh traveled to many Western countries including the United States. During the Paris Peace Conference ending…
Photograph of Hồ Chí Minh
In the years following World War II, France was eager to regain control of their colonial territories in Indochina. France attempted to secure an agreement with the Việt Minh for Vietnam to remain in…
The Citizen Soldier
Today’s volunteer army consists of soldiers who have a strong sense of civic responsibility and patriotism, and have responded to the incentives that our country has provided for their training,…
Journals
These traces of history demonstrate the myriad ways soldiers and veterans have dealt with stress and reaffirmed connections to the lives they left behind before going off to war. They also give…
Thank You Kickstarter Supporters
Produced in partnership with the DASPO Combat Photographers Association, the Museum & Library's new FACES OF WAR exhibit and permanent online gallery are largely supported by the contributions of…
Specialist 5 Bob Smith
U.S. Army, DASPO
Specialist 5 Edgar Lewin using a Tyler Mount
U.S. Army, DASPO
Brigadier General Robert "Bad Bob" Gaylord (Ret.)
U.S. Army, DASPO
Leiutenant Colonel Carl "Charles" Conn
U.S. Army, DASPO
Introduction
This collection of photographs and motion pictures captures the Vietnam War as it was experienced by some of the 3.4 million Americans who served in the Southeast Asian Theater—the aggression, the…
Sergeant First Class Richard S. Hiwa
U.S. Army, DASPO Left to right: 1Lt. Joseph Broghamer, Ssg. Grant Tom Lingle, Sfc. Leroy Massie, and Sfc. Richard Hiwa
Captain Roger B. Hawkins
U.S. Army, DASPO
Staff Sergeant Richard D. Welsh
U.S. Army, DASPO